Man to publish Colombia Three story

JAMES Monaghan one of the infamous Colombia Three who were convicted of teaching bomb-making techniques to Marxist guerrillas in the South American country, will tell his story in a book to be published next week.

According to Sinn Féin, Monaghan will tell the “inside story” of the Colombia Three: “why they were in the demilitarised zone; what they discussed with the FARC rebels; [and] how they survived the daily dangers of their time in prison”.

FARC is the Spanish acronym for the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, the Marxist rebel group attempting to overthrow the country’s government since the 1960s.